Welcome to House 4

Here, include a welcome message for students. What are the most important things they should know? What tone would you like to welcome them with? What should they explore first on this site? This is their first interaction with you; what impression would you like to give? Images (with alt text) or a video introduction might be useful, perhaps featuring instructors saying hello and/or showing students how to navigate this site. If you’d like, Carolyn can make an introductory video for you after the site is complete, just let her know.

Important Info.

Here, include information students should know to get started. This shouldn’t be as detailed as it is in syllabus, just include quick things students should be aware of (sort of like reading the quickstart guide for a new electronic device). Examples:

  • Course formats (asynchronous online, hybrid, in-person, etc.)
  • Required textbooks or OER materials
  • Weekly routine (log onto this website, click on…? etc.)
  • How to ask questions (consider an interactive space where students can ask and answer questions publicly; it will save you a lot of emails!).
  • Other pertinent information – write concisely; this just a quickstart guide

Our Commitment To You

[this is a good space for assuring the students that you understand that they are going through a lot and that you are here for them. Feel free to alter the wording below; it’s just an example]

This is a stressful time to be a student. COVID-19 added significant weight to our lives, some more than others. While racial injustice is not new in our country, it is more visible. Our lives feel heavier and we are coping with more than we might realize. These stressors affect our ability to process information and manage learning. Give yourself grace as you do your best.

We recognize that you need to adapt to new routines and digital tools for all your courses. We will be flexible to support your academic success and give you time to learn the routines. In return, we expect you to communicate as soon as possible if something is overwhelming or confusing. We believe in you and are in this with you, but we can only be fully supportive if we communicate.

About FYE

The First-Year Experience (FYE) at Guttman Community College is a comprehensive model for academic access and future success fully aligned with the inclusive, equitable mission of the College. In their courses, students examine current world issues and use New York City as a living text and laboratory, thus connecting information and concepts across multiple disciplines, contexts, and perspectives. This immersive approach equips Guttman scholars with the foundation of knowledge and skills essential to their intellectual, social, civic, and professional endeavors in and beyond the classroom. Coursework is integrated with academic advising and an array of support services. In addition, students develop constructive, self-directed academic and social relationships by participating in a diverse learning community of faculty, advisors, and peers.

The First-Year Experience (FYE) at Guttman Community College is the springboard for our students’ future success in higher education and the professions, leveraging the social, emotional, and cognitive dimensions of learning to promote the development of the whole student. Embracing cutting-edge best practices and a robust, integrative curriculum, the FYE program establishes an inclusive, rigorous model for Guttman students to become confident owners and authors of their educational, professional, and life paths.

To promote career readiness within the curriculum, the FYE implements course design and experiences that promote and incorporate the National Association of College and Employers (NACE) Career Competencies:

  • Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
  • Oral/Written Communication
  • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • Digital Technology
  • Leadership
  • Professionalism/Work Ethic
  • Career Management
  • Global/Intercultural Fluency

Upon completion of all FYE requirements, students will:

  • Engage in critical thinking and reflective learning, showing the ability to make informed choices and persist academically
  • Develop and demonstrate responsibility for independent and collaborative learning
  • Approach personal development as a lifelong, self-directed process, involving goal-setting, planning, time management, and self-motivation
  • Gain proficiency in the practices of information literacy – to locate, evaluate, and use relevant and needed information effectively
  • Construct new knowledge in various capacities, including numerical, verbal, technological, digital, and creative
  • Integrate and apply knowledge and skills from different disciplines and multiple, diverse perspectives in intentional and deliberate ways
  • Identify and use specific skills, resources, and strategies proactively and purposefully
  • Communicate clearly and effectively in written and oral forms, in person and digitally, including to articulate personal and social values
  • Explore how social identities (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, class) intersect with identity as a student at Guttman

Guttman Community College Services/Info.

[add anything here about IT, student services, etc/]